Feed-box.



A. RI'HAGSTRUM.

FEED, BOX.

APPLICATION ElLED MAR. 30. I915.

1,261,929. I V Patented A r. 9,1918.

OFFIQE.

ANDERS R. HAGSTROM, 0F WATAGA, ILLINOIS.

FEED-BOX.

T '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANnERs R. HAGSTROM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wataga, in the county of Knox, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed-Boxes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in feed boxes andmore particularly to an angle iron bracket for supporting the box andadapting it to be moved from place to place.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of such a feed boxwhich is simple and inexpensive in construction and which may be easilyassembled.

A further object of the invention is the construction of such a devicewhich may be sold and shipped in knocked-down form and then assembledby, the purchaser.

With these and other objects in view the invention consist in the noveldetails of construction and arrangement of parts which will be moreclearly understood from the following description and drawings, inwhich,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary ide elevation of the feed box.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the feed box.

Fig. 3 is a perspective detail of the end strip.

Fig. 4 i a perspective detail showing the angle iron bracket or runneradapted to be used with this invention.

Fig. 5 is a modified form of the bracket or runner, and

Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section through the frame of the box.

In carrying out the preferred embodiment of the invention I provide theangle iron brackets or runners 13, the lower ends of which are curved,as at 14, thereby forming runners, and the upper end is bent at anangle, as indicated at 15. Secured to the lower ends of the brackets arethe longitudinal strips 16 and ecured to the angle extensions 15 are thelongitudinal strips 17. The angle iron brackets or runners at each endof the box are connected by means of the angle iron strips 6 securedthereto either by nuts and bolts or rivets as desired. The strips 6 areprovided with the longitudinal extensions 7 and the vertical tongues orright angle extension 8, the extensions 7 engaging the front of theangle iron brackets or runners 13 and the tongues or extensionsSpecification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

Application filed March 30, 1915. Serial No. 18,072.

8 engaging the sides of said brackets or runners. The construction ofthe strips may be more clearly seen in Fig. 4 of the drawings. Thebrackets or runners at each end of the boxes are further connected bymeans of the strips 9 which are preferably crossed, as shown, andconnected at the cross point by means of the rivet or bolt 10. Theparticular form of angle iron bracket or runner 13 is clearly shown inFig. 5 of the drawings.

A bracket 16 having books on each end is secured between the strips 16by means of the hooks passing over the top of the strips andlongitudinal strips 17 are received-on the bracket and form a platformtherefor. Slats 18 rest against the longitudinal strips 17 and uponstrips 17, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, and may beconnected or held in any suitable manner.

The angle iron bracket or runner preferably used in the invention ispreferably constructed of a single strip bent in the form shown, but ifdesired it may be constructed as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. InFig. '5 of the drawings, 19 indicates the bracket or runner curved atthe lower end as indicated at 20 and having the extension 22 secured tothe extension 21 by means of bolts and nuts or rivets.

In the drawings I have shown an invention in which slats or bars areused forv forming the feed box but it is to be understood that the boxmay be formed in any other desired manner, although this form of box isof particular advantage in feeding hay or like material.

Having described the detailed construction of my invention it is thoughtthat the advantages will be clearly understood. I have provided a feedbox which when assembled may be moved from place to place, the lower endof the brackets being curved to form runner whereby the box may beeasily drawn across the ground. I have also provided a box which may besold in its asembled position or which may be sold inknocked-down formand assembled by the purchaser. The box i strong in construction beingreinforced and braced by the various strips and is inexpensive inconstruction.

Having fully described the invention what an angle thereto and a supportincluding a plurality of runners consisting of vertical strips havingtheir lower ends curved and upper ends formed with portions extendlng atan angle thereto and in transverse direction to the curved lower endsproviding means for maintaining the longitudinal strips in position.

2. A feed box comprising runners con sisting of vertical strips havingtheir lower ends curved and the upper ends formed with angle extensions,means connecting the curved ends, means connecting the strips, meansconnecting the angle extensions, slats, and a slat supporting platformcarried by the first said means.

3. A feed box comprisingrunners consisting of vertical strips havin thelower ends curved and the upper ends iorrned with angle extensions,transverse strips connecting the angle extensions and curved lower endsrespectively, longitudinal strips connected to the curved lower ends,longitudi nal strips connected to the extensions, brackets carried bythe first said longitudinal strips, bracket bars connecting thebrackets, longitudinal bars carried by the bracket bars, and slatssupported by the transverse and longitudinal strips connecting theextensions.

t. A feed box comprising runners consisting or vertical strips havingthe lower end curved and the upper end formed with an angle extension,transverse and longitudinal strips connected to said curved lower endsand angle extensions, means connecting the longitudinal stripsconnecting the curved ends, means carried by said connecting means, andslats supported upon said longi-' tudinal strips andvsaid second means.

5. A feed box comprising runners consisting of vertical strips havingtheir lower ends curved, longitudinal strips connecting the upper endsof the runners and the curved ends, transverse bars connecting the upperends of the runners and the curved ends, cross members connecting theupper and lower transverse bars, slats, and a slat supporting platformcarried by a means supported by the lower longitudinal strips.

In testimony whereof lt aliix my signature in presence or" twowitnesses.

ANDER-S R. HAGSTROM. Witnesses E. Hnsron, H, F. Haesrnonr.

